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To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the current economic situation, and whether this will have any impact on the implementation date of July 2022 for its deposit return scheme.
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Date answered:
25 January 2021
Official statistics show that, at the snapshot date of 1 July 2020, there were 2,920 recipients of 100% non-domestic rates relief from the Small Business Bonus Scheme in Stirling Council, saving ratepayers around £6 million.
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Date answered:
25 November 2020
Draft regulations to amend the commencement date of the new fire safety standards to February 2022 were laid in the Scottish Parliament on 20 November 2020.
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Date answered:
19 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the Chief Dental Officer's expert review of aerosol-generating procedures will be published, and by what date the dental profession will be advised of safety procedures.
An update to the guidance which provides up-to-date information for professional dog walkers, among other animal-related businesses, was published on 24 July 2020 and is available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-animal-owners/ .
The categories of permitted traveller are set out in the COVID-19 Framework for Decision Making – Scotland’s route map through and out of the crisis, which is available at www.gov.scot/coronavirus. The next statutory date for review of the Route Map is 18 June.
The LTT programme is delivered by the University of Dundee and they are currently engaging with all those authorities in Scotland wanting to utilise this programme to address their local primary teacher workforce needs. To date 184 local authority staff have joined the programme from across Scotland and the University is planning on a further intake in Janu...
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Date answered:
11 February 2020
Following discussion between the Chief Medical Officer and Dr Veronikis last week, he has agreed in principle to make an initial, observational visit to Scotland in spring. Precise dates for the visit will be proposed by Dr Veronikis in due course.
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Date answered:
19 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the next Joint Ministerial Committee meeting will take place. No dates have been set for a Plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee, or for the European formats of the Joint Ministerial Committee.
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Date answered:
18 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what secondary legislation is being developed in relation to kelp harvesting, and by what date this will be introduced. Officials are currently working on the second commencement regulations, which are expected to be laid as soon as possible in 2020.